To:G. I. PETROVSKY[1]

Written:Written on December 16, 1918Published:First published in 1931 inLenin Miscellany XVIII.

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Idemandimmediateinstitution of thestrictestinvestigation and a report to me on its institution and theresult.

[1]Theinstruction to G. I. Petrovsky, People’s Commissar for
Internal Affairs, was written by Lenin on a telegram he received
on December 16, 1918, from peasants of Budilovo village (Yaroslavl
Gubernia) complaining against the Chairman of the local Poor
Peasants’ Committee who had confiscated grain from them although
they had no surpluses. They asked protection of Lenin, as
“head of the peasant government”.